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Balak
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Numbers 22:2 - 25:9 |
Balak, the King of Moab, summons the prophet Balaam to
curse the people of Israel. On the way, Balaam is berated by his ass, who
sees the angel that G-d sends to block their way before Balaam does. Three
times, from three different vantage points, Balaam attempts to pronounce his
curses; each time, blessings issue instead. Balaam also prophecies on the
end of the days and the coming of Moshiach.
The people fall prey to the charms of the daughters of Moab and are enticed
to worship the idol Peor.
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When a high-ranking Israelite
official publicly takes a Midianite princess into a
tent, Pinchas kills them both, stopping the plague
raging among the people.
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